Requires identifying and reading isolated letters and words, primarily a sight recognition task

1

• Requires identifying and reading isolated letters
  and words, primarily a sight recognition task
• Basal/Ceiling Rules 6 lowest correct/6 highest
  incorrect
• Know exact pronunciation of words
• Responses must be pronounced as a complete word
  to receive credit

Broad Ability Reading-Writing (Grw) Narrow
Ability Reading Decoding
Clusters Broad Reading Basic Reading Skills
Academic Skills Total Achievement
2
Letter-Word Identification
H C A S B W
3, 4
A
7
on whole particularly satiate
16
36
56
76

• Examiner Tips
• If response is unclear on a specific item, have
  subject repeat entire page. Only score item in
  question.
• Record errors for analysis.

3

• Requires reading a short passage and supplying a
  key missing word
• Basal/Ceiling Rules 6 lowest correct/6 highest
  incorrect
• Use Suggested Starting Points
• Accept responses that differ in tense or number
• Score responses that are different parts of
  speech as 0

Clusters Broad Reading Reading Comprehension
Academic Applications Total Achievement
Broad Ability Reading-Writing (Grw) Narrow
Abilities Reading Comprehension Lexical Knowledge
4
Passage Comprehension
Something is on the chair.
It is a .
12

• Examiner Tips
• Remind subject to read silently, but do not
  insist.
• Do not tell subject any words.
• If subject reads item aloud, he/she must identify
  the word that goes in the blank to receive credit.

5

• Requires pronouncing phonically regular
  pseudowords
• Use Suggested Starting Points
• Basal/Ceiling Rules 6 lowest correct/6 highest
  incorrect
• Know pronunciation prior to administering test
• Responses must be pronounced as a complete word
  to receive credit

Broad Ability Reading-Writing (Grw) Narrow
Abilities Reading Decoding
Phonetic Coding
Analysis synthesis
Clusters Basic Reading Skills Phoneme/Grapheme
Knowledge
6
Word Attack - Items 1 2
1. Look at these letters. (Run your
finger across row of letters on subjects page.)
Point to the letter that makes the /p/ sound in
the word pig. 2. Point to letter k and say
What is the sound of this letter? Correct says
/k/ sound Query says name of letter - That is
the name of the letter. Tell me its sound.
z p k r
k n
Examiner Tips Say the sound of the letter not the
name when presented within slashes. /p/
7
Word Attack - Sample Items
Sample A B I want you to read some words that
are not real words. Tell me how they sound. Point
to nat. How does this word sound? Point to
ib and say Read this word to me.
nat ib
A Error or No Response Point to word and say
Nat. Now, You say nat.
B Error or No Response Point to word and say
Ib. Now, You say ib.
8
Word Attack - Items
4-9 Read each of these words to me. Dont go
too fast.
tiff zoop nan rox lish ep

• Examiner Tips
• Reminder to say word smoothly can only be given
  once during test.
• Test by complete pages.
• Record errors for analysis.

9

• Requires reading words and providing synonyms,
  antonyms, or completing analogies
• 3 subtests 17A Synonyms, 17B Antonyms, 17C
  Analogies
• Administer samples for each subtest to all
  subjects
• Use Suggested Starting Points for each subtest
• Basal/Ceiling Rules apply to each subtest 4
  lowest correct/4 highest incorrect

Broad Ability Reading-Writing (Grw) Narrow
Abilities Language Development / Comprehension
Cluster Reading Comprehension
10
Reading Vocabulary

• Examiner Tips
• Complete error correction on samples.
• Do not read any test item words for subject.
• Score response, not reading of stimulus word.

11
17C Reading Vocabulary - Analogies (21 items)
Finish what I say-- a dog walks a bird...
dogwalks bird...
A. 1. 10. 20.
climbup fall plantseed bird discophilep
hilatelist records...

• Examiner Tips
• Use proper phrasing when presenting Sample Items.
• Subject is instructed to read items silently.